EXHIBIT 31



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                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE
                               SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I,  George G. Shaw,  the Chief  Executive  Officer of Energas  Resources,  Inc.,
certify that:

1. I have  reviewed  this year end report on Form  10-KSB of Energas  Resources,
Inc.;

2. Based on my  knowledge,  this year end  report  does not  contain  any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
were made,  not  misleading  with respect to the period covered by this year end
report;

3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information  included in this year end report,  fairly  present in all  material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this year end report;

4. I am responsible for  establishing  and maintaining  disclosure  controls and
procedures  (as  defined  in  Exchange  Act Rules  13a-14  and  15d-14)  for the
registrant and have:

a)   designed such  disclosure  controls and  procedures to ensure that material
     information   relating  to  the  registrant,   including  its  consolidated
     subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  me by  others  within  those  entities,
     particularly  during  the  period in which  this  year end  report is being
     prepared;

b)   evaluated the  effectiveness  of the registrant's  disclosure  controls and
     procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the  filing  date of this
     year end report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)   presented in this year end report my conclusions about the effectiveness of
     the  disclosure  controls and  procedures  based on my evaluation as of the
     Evaluation Date;

5. I have disclosed,  based on my most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's
auditors and the audit committee of registrant's  board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):

a)   all  significant  deficiencies  in the  design  or  operation  of  internal
     controls which could adversely affect the  registrant's  ability to record,
     process,  summarize and report  financial data and have  identified for the
     registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)   any fraud,  whether or not  material,  that  involves  management  or other
     employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the  registrant's  internal
     controls; and

6. I have  indicated  in this year end report  whether  there  were  significant
changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
internal controls subsequent to the date of my most recent evaluation, including
any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date:  May 17, 2004                  By /s/ George G. Shaw
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                                     George G. Shaw, Chief Executive Officer




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                               CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE
                                     SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, David W. Young, the Principal  Financial Officer of Energas Resources,  Inc.,
certify that:

1. I have  reviewed  this year end report on Form  10-KSB of Energas  Resources,
Inc.;

2. Based on my  knowledge,  this year end  report  does not  contain  any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
were made,  not  misleading  with respect to the period covered by this year end
report;

3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information  included in this year end report,  fairly  present in all  material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this year end report;

4. I am responsible for  establishing  and maintaining  disclosure  controls and
procedures  (as  defined  in  Exchange  Act Rules  13a-14  and  15d-14)  for the
registrant and have:

a)   designed such  disclosure  controls and  procedures to ensure that material
     information   relating  to  the  registrant,   including  its  consolidated
     subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  me by  others  within  those  entities,
     particularly  during  the  period in which  this  year end  report is being
     prepared;

b)   evaluated the  effectiveness  of the registrant's  disclosure  controls and
     procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the  filing  date of this
     year end report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)   presented in this year end report my conclusions about the effectiveness of
     the  disclosure  controls and  procedures  based on my evaluation as of the
     Evaluation Date;

5. I have disclosed,  based on my most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's
auditors and the audit committee of registrant's  board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):

a)   all  significant  deficiencies  in the  design  or  operation  of  internal
     controls which could adversely affect the  registrant's  ability to record,
     process,  summarize and report  financial data and have  identified for the
     registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)   any fraud,  whether or not  material,  that  involves  management  or other
     employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the  registrant's  internal
     controls; and

6. I have  indicated  in this year end report  whether  there  were  significant
changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
internal controls subsequent to the date of my most recent evaluation, including
any  corrective  actions with regard to  significant  deficiencies  and material
weaknesses.



Date:  May 17, 2004                   /s/ David W. Young
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                                     David W. Young, Principal Financial Officer